Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Display a depth of knowledge relating to the threats to maritime heritage management and its current context within the UK and other countries.
- Design and produce material for education and outreach relating to maritime heritage.
- Evaluate and critique past and current theoretical and methodological approaches to maritime heritage management across the sector.
- Assess the effectiveness of management regimes for specific case-studies/site types.
- Be aware of the different approaches to the communication of the maritime heritage through museum display.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Different approaches to maritime heritage protection legislation on a local, regional and international level;
- The considerations and problems facing heritage managers in the marine zone;
- The breadth, variety and issues relating to maritime cultural heritage;
- Different ways in which maritime heritage can be disseminated through museums and other media contexts;
- The opportunities and approaches provided by education and outreach programmes for maritime heritage.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Think about the relevance of the sea and maritime cultures to the wider heritage sector within modern day context.
- Discuss and propose the most appropriate methods for managing a specific heritage asset.
- Undertake independent research into the above areas.
- Identify effective and non-effective methods for the dissemination of maritime heritage through education and outreach programmes, including museums
- Assimilate and synthesise broad theories and models relating to the management and protection of terrestrial and underwater cultural heritage.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Undertake research in an independent capacity
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| External visits | 12 |
| Follow-up work | 15 |
| Completion of assessment task | 40 |
| Lecture | 20 |
| Wider reading or practice | 40 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 3 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 20 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
UNESCO 2001. Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. Paris.
UNESCO 2001. Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. Paris.
Journal Articles
Smith, H.D. & Couper, A.D (2003). The management of the underwater cultural heritage. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 4(1), pp. 25-33.
Day, A. & Lunn, K (2003). British Maritime Heritage: carried along by the currents?. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 9, pp. 289-305.
McManamon, F. P (2000). Archaeological messages and messengers. Public Archaeology, 1(1), pp. 5--20.
Textbooks
Spirek, J. D. and Scott-Ireton, D.A. (eds.) (2003). Submerged cultural resource management: preserving and interpreting our maritime heritage. New York: Plenum Publishers.
Beavis, J & Hunt, A. (eds) (1999). Communicating Archaeology. Oxford: Oxbow Books.
Zimmerman, L. J. (2003). Presenting the Past: Archaeologist’s Toolkit Volume 7. New York: Altamira Press.
Merriman, N. (ed.) (2004). Public Archaeology. London: London.
Carman, J (2002). Archaeology and Heritage: An Introduction. London: Continuum.
Jameson, J.H (1997). Presenting Archaeology to the Public: Digging for Truths. London: Sage Hill Publication.
Swain, H (2007). An Introduction to Museum Archaeology. Cambridge.
Ambrose T & Paine C. (2006). Museum Basics. Routledge.
Dean, D (2002). Museum Exhibition: Theory and Practice. United Kingdom: Routledge.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Informal feedback will provided throughout the module via lectures, practicals, clinics and supervisions. Detailed and constructive written feedback will be given for the assignment.Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Policy brief
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Research essay | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Research essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External